252d Combat Communications Group

252d Combat Communications Group
Active	1953 – present
Country	United States
Allegiance	Washington
Branch	Air National Guard
Type	Combat Communications
Part of	Washington Air National Guard
Garrison/HQ	Camp Murray, Tacoma, Washington

The 252d Combat Communications Group (252 CCG) is a unit of the Washington Air National Guard at Camp Murray, Tacoma, Washington. It is assigned to the 194th Regional Support Wing. The 252d has squadrons at Camp Murray, and two geographically separated units at Fairchild Air Force Base.^[1]

Mission

The 252d Combat Communications Group provides mobile communication capabilities at home during state emergencies and while deployed around the world.^[2]

History

The 252nd Communications Group was activated at Geiger Field in Spokane, Washington, on 1 April 1953.^[3] It was redesignated as the 252d Communications Group (Mobile) in October 1960. In March 1962, the 252d relocated from Geiger Field to the Four Lakes Communications Station, a former Nike missile site near Cheney, Washington. In June 1971, the 252d closed operations at Four Lakes and moved to Paine Air National Guard Base in Everett, Washington.^[4]^[5]

Lineage

Established as 252nd Communications Group, 1 April 1953

Redesignated 252d Communications Group (Mobile), 1 October 1960

Redesignated 252d Combat Communications Group, ???

Assignments

194th Regional Support Wing, 2006–present
Washington Air National Guard, 1953–present

Gained by Air Force Communications Command, 1953-1990

Gained by Tactical Air Command, 1990-1992

Gained by Air Combat Command, 1992-2009

Gained by Air Force Space Command, 2009-present

Components

143d Information Operations Squadron, ???-present^[6]
194th Intelligence Squadron
215th Engineering and Installation Squadron (at Paine Air National Guard Base), ???-present
242d Combat Communications Squadron (at Fairchild Air Force Base),???-present^[1]
244th Combat Communications Squadron,^[7] 1956-2006
256th Intelligence Squadron (at Fairchild Air Force Base),^[1] 1971–present
262nd Network Warfare Squadron (at Joint Base Lewis-McChord), ???-present^[6]^[8]

Stations

Geiger Field, Spokane, Washington, 1953-1962
Four Lakes Communications Station, Cheney, Washington 1962-1971
Paine Air National Guard Base, Everett, Washington, 1971-???
Camp Murray, Tacoma, Washington, ???-present

Commanders

Colonel Steven Hilsdon (c. 2012)^[9]

Decorations

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

References

1 2 3 "Team Fairchild". Fairchild Air Force Base. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
↑ "194th Regional Support Wing". Washington Air National Guard. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
↑ Field, Virgil (1967). The Official History of the Washington National Guard. Volume VII: Washington National Guard in Post World War II. Camp Murray, Washington: Washington National Guard State Historical Society. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
↑ Morgan, Mark (March 2002). "Til They Glow Tour 1/02". Ed Thelen's Nike Missile Web Site. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
↑ "Air Guard Group to Be Reorganized". Spokane Daily Chronicle. 7 April 1971. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
1 2 Adam Ashton (7 October 2012). "WA National Guard focusing on cyber security". The News Tribune. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
↑ "244th Combat Communications Squadron". Retrieved 26 May 2013.
↑ 262nd Network Warfare Squadron
↑ 194th Regional Support Wing: 143d CBCS Change of Command

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USAF Combat Communications Units

Groups	5 CCG 226 CCG 254 CCG

Squadrons	1 CBCS 5 CBCSS 23 CBCS 35 CBCS 42 CBCS 51 CBCS 52 CBCS 53 CBCS 55 CBCS 147 CBCS 221 CBCS 232 CBCS 236 CBCS 239 CBCS 242 CBCS 263 CBCS 264 CBCS 265 CBCS 267 CBCS 269 CBCS 271 CBCS 282 CBCS 283 CBCS 291 CBCS 292 CBCS 293 CBCS 644 CBCS

Former / Redesignated Units	689 CCW 3 CCG 162 CCG 201 CCG 251 CCG 252 CCG 253 CCG 281 CCG 3 CBCSS 31 CBCS 32 CBCS 33 CBCS 34 CBCS 54 CBCS 94 CBCS 148 CBCS 149 CBCS 193 CBCS 222 CBCS 224 CBCS 225 CBCS 228 CBCS 231 CBCS 240 CBCS 256 CBCS 261 CBCS 262 CBCS 280 CBCS 284 CBCS 285 CBCS 607 CBCS

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Composite	108th 113th 118th 119th 127th 140th 154th 175th 176th 178th 188th

Air Control	116th

Airlift	103d 105th 107th 109th 120th 123d 130th 133d 136th 139th 143d 145th 146th 152d 153d 156th 164th 165th 166th 167th 172d 179th 182d 189th

Air Refueling	101st 117th 121st 126th 128th 134th 137th 141st 151st 155th 157th 161st 168th 171st 185th 186th 190th

Attack	110th 174th

Bomb	131st

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Intelligence	102d 181st 184th

Reconnaissance	147th 163d

Regional Support	194th

Rescue	106th 129th

Special Operations	150th 193d

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Composite	170th

Airlift	135th*

Air Operations	102d 152d 157th

Air Refueling	112th* 127th 160th*

Combat Communications	162d 163d 201st 226th 252d 254th 281st*

Cyberspace Engineering Installation	251st 253d

Operations	140th

Reconnaissance	214th

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Air Command and Control	12th 128th

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Air Refueling	106th 108th 116th 117th 126th 132d 133d 141st 145th 146th 147th 150th 151st 153d 166th 168th 171st 173d 174th 185th 191st 197th 203d

Attack	138th

Bomb	110th

Fighter	100th 103d 104th 107th 112th 114th 119th 120th 121st 122d 123d 124th 125th 131st 134th 148th 149th 152d 157th 159th 160th* 163d 170th* 175th 176th 179th 182d 184th 190th 194th 195th 199th

Reconnaissance	111th 162d 178th 196th 214th

Rescue	101st 102d 103d 129th 130th 131st 188th 210th 211th 212th

Special Operations	193d

Training	154th

Non-Flying

Air Control	103d 116th 117th 128th 141st 176th

Air Operations	112th

Air Support	113th ASOS 172d

Air Traffic Control	270th 245th

Civil Engineering	285th Civil Engineering Squadron

Combat Communications	143d 147th 149th 206th 221st 222d 223d 225th 228th 231st 232d 234th 236th 239th 240th 242d 244th 256th 261st 262d 263d 264th 265th 267th 269th 271st 272d 280th 282d 283d 291st 292d 293d

Command and Control	119th 127th 153d 222d

Engineering Installation	130th 202d 205th 210th 211th 212th 213th 214th 215th 217th 218th 219th 220th 241st 243d 270th 272d

Force Support	187th

Information Warfare Aggressor	177th

Intelligence	101st 117th 123d 152d 161st 194th 234th

Joint Communications Support	224th 290th

Logistics Readiness	187th

RED HORSE	202d 203d 819th

Security Forces	187th

Space Control	114th

Space Operations	111th 148th

Space Warning	137th 213th

Special Operations Communications	193d 280th

Special Tactics	125th

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